.We ordered two chicken pad Thai and a steamed dumpling for carry out.Establishment was clean ,staff friendly and efficient.steamed dumplings where full of meat and cooked to perfection yum. The pad Thai chicken was like cardboard and tasteless and the sauce was bland ,this kitchen would benefit from some training We hope to try it again and have a better experience read more

Came in from PA to visit family and my girlfriend and I had a craving for sushi. We landed on the Basil Leaf and it did not disappoint. The sushi was fresh and a few different combinations I had never seen that was enjoyable. The service was fantastic. Our waiter offered us free miso soup and salad while we waited for our sushi. I would highly recommend if you are in the mood for sushi. read more

Basil Leaf - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

We went there last night after a day at the beach and had some delicious food. We got the pad Thai and four sushi rolls. The food was amazing and the portions sizes were quite generous! read more

Decent, I got the pad Thai as it was a safe bet. It was a little different from any pad Thai I've ever had. It was not great but not bad. Mostly noodles with hardly any egg or veggies, however lots of shrimp. Skeleton staff crew. After the meal I honestly wished I bought the sushi instead. I would recommend this place and would be back! read more

Worst take out experience ever! If you are a glutton for punishment and like the following this restaurant is five stars: Not receiving the items you ordered and paid for. Greasy overcooked vegetables. Dealing with irate rude staff. We ordered two entrees and two appetizers. When we went to pick the food up (ten minutes after the stated pickup time) it was not ready, not a big deal. There was a party of five in front of us and the restaurant had missed preparing one of their entrees. We left with the food and when we got back to our hotel the cashier ("David T." was the name on the receipt) called and apologized vehemently that he had not placed one of our appetizers in the bag, it "was right on the counter" that we could come back and pick it up. I informed David that we had just gotten back to our hotel and the last thing we wanted to do was go back out and pick up a missed appetizer. He said "you are right across the street come back and pick it up". I replied no, please refund us for the omitted appetizer. Not relevant, but we were not right across the street, we were over a mile away. David's attitude turned on a dime, he was adamant that they would not refund us for the item that we did not receive...we could come back and pick it up. I stated that I would initiate a chargeback for product not received. David said "do what you need to do" and hung-up the phone. The noodles were good, but the vegetables were way over cooked and extremely greasy. First and last time ordering from Basil Leaf.... Caveat Emptor, you have been warned!!!! read more

I took my teenage daughter and two friends to dinner. There were several options for me (I don't eat carbs). I ordered some very tasty rolls with cucumber as the wrapper. One of my daughters friend's had never had Asian food of any kind. She really enjoyed her entree. See pictures for the rolls and entree. They really need to clean their bathrooms but that is my only complaint. Unlike other reviews, our service was fine. read more

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We live on the beach and have come here almost every week for years! Staff is great and sushi is FANTASTIC! We can always count on quality food and service. read more

Doesn't look like much on the outside but inside is very nice. Good service. California roll was the best I've ever had. Mamas spring rolls were really good too. read more

I ordered the beef red curry hot online. It said the order would take 30-45 minutes to complete, no problem. I got a text 15 minutes telling me my order was ready. Perfect! Inside the place seemed clean although this was a to go order. The people were nice and the food was hot when I got home (3 minutes away). The portion was generous and the spice level was perfect! Price was acceptable. I'll definitely be back! read more

Waited 30 min for seating, and recognized the restaurant was under-staffed (not good for a Saturday night). Ordered 3 specialty sushi rolls and a Thai dish. 2 out of 3 rolls were very good, 3rd was disappointing. Thai dish was very good, and worth the wait. Would return & recommend to others. 3.5 stars. read more

Basil leaf was a pleasant surprise. From the outside it doesn't look like much but the inside is a different world. The sushi looked and tasted amazing. The portion sizes were large. Water stayed filled and service was fantastic! Would definitely recommend for sushi lovers. read more

Large portion size! Perfect flavoring! Awesome prices! Great service! Authentic Thai food! I wish I had this place where I lived.

Wow! I'm impressed... I stopped here on a rush in between a conference, and they accommodated me and helped me out in order for me to get back to my conference in time. The Tom Yum soup was delicious! And the tofu salad was also a great find. I don't know how this has 3 1/2 stars when I went to a Thai restaurant near the airport yesterday with 3 1/2 stars and it was awful! I recommend Basil Leaf. Food was fresh and delicious! read more

Uneven service, uneven food. The meals came out in some random order. We received apps and mains in some seemingly random order. Apps then mains then more apps then more mains, etc. Really threw off the flow of the meal. The decor is dated. The restaurant may be clean, but it simply doesn't feel clean as it's in major need of a face lift. Like all too many Asian restaurants, they're trying to serve Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Sushi, etc. All of them are adequate, but none of them particularly excel. There's better food to be had in this area. There's certainly better service. This is not a place I'll be rushing back to. read more

This place has great sushi!! I recommend the Red Dragon sushi roll. Would definitely return!!:)

My fiancé and I were very excited to try this place out when looking at the menu. When we got in they took a little while to get to us even though there was only 2 other tables there. We got the cucumber wrap slim shady which was very bland, He loved the shrimp shumai, the edamame had no salt on it, and the way they rolled the vegetable roll was uneven so half of it was just rice. We both got a Thai specialty entree which was the best part of the meal and delicious with a good portion. But when we were finishing up and just talking they were on-top of us to give the check even though we would have stayed there and ordered more, and then they took forever to take the check that they forced on us. With having only a few tables I would figure the service would be better but no. If I came back I would just do take out. read more

Huge rolls. 10-12 pieces per roll. Definitely recommend the weezer and Pink Floyd rolls. The crab rangoons and shrimp dumplings were out of this world! We will be back the next time we're here in St. Pete! read more

Basil Leaf - Holy sushi!! Weezer, Pink Floyd, and roasted bagel rolls. All fabulous! - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Wish I could rate solely on quality of food, but they tried to rip our party of four off by adding gratuity to our check without telling us or providing us an itemized receipt until I asked why the subtotal was $79 and the total was over $100. Despite the sushi being delicious, I was highly disappointed with the ethics of the business. Deception and lies are never good business strategies read more

When we asked the concierge at our hotel for a Thai recommendation she told us that since Basil Leaf had opened a few months ago she had already eaten there five times. When speaking to our cab driver he said almost exactly the same thing. It seems that Basil Leaf is really blowing people away and it's easy to see why. Our meal at Basil Leaf was the best one we had during our time at St. Pete's Beach. We got two Thai dishes as our main course, Pad Thai and Basil Garlic Beef. Both we're very good but what completely mesmerized us was the sushi roll we ordered. The Weezer roll was out of this world. Literally one of the best sushi rolls that my boyfriend and I have ever had. Tuna, scallions, avocado, and tempura crunchy topped with even more tuna and spicy mayo. What is there not to love!? A lot of their sushi is named after music types, bands or artists which I think is really adorable and cool. The waitstaff was very attentive and the sushi chef even came over to check if we liked our roll. (Obviously we praised him endlessly with full and happy mouths!) I would, by far, recommend this restaurant over any other in St. Pete's Beach (and we went to a few of the local favorites as well as some of the more upscale dining establishments) Basil Leaf is a real gem and I will definitely go back if I'm ever in St. Pete's Beach again. read more

Never got to try the food, we left 45 minutes later. They took our order, brought only the tea and miso soup. No silverwear, very poor service. Hoping others had better experience, we are not going back. read more

I have never been so hostile to a restaurant like this before. But justice must be served. Especially when cold. I will do best to give you my experience and help you to make a better choice. While dining out on vacation, my friends and I couldn't resist grabbing some sushi and Thai! The little restaurant was right across from our hotel and everyone was ready for a good meal! I, the real foodie out of the group, decided to splurge on this meal. I am very passionate about Thai and Asian food and it was our last night. Unfortunately, that was a big mistake. The night started on a happy note as our waitress was gingerly taking our orders. I ordered a classic iced Thai tea. That was sadly the only good thing I had. Next, the disappointment started. I had two appetizers: -Shu Mai -Calamari Fries The Shu Mai (small dumplings) were not cooked properly and the sauce that came with it was, I hope, the wrong sauce; because the two went together as well as oil and water. The dough was weak and the interior was cold. Now go to any Asian food lover and he will tell you that dumplings (besides a few special ones) should never be cold. Next up was the calamari fries. Now if it's one thing that I love, it is fried calamari. I love how when you bite down into the crunchy breaded outer layer, the steam from the chewy inside calamari wafts up into your mouth and the hot fresh, sizzling meat makes your mouth begin to water. This was not the case. The 'fries' were not hot but room temperature and the calamari was bland and unseasoned. Worst of all was the dip they had with it. It was sesame dressing that I'm pretty sure they bought from a local superstore in a bottle. For my main course I went classic and had: -Red Curry (Shrimp) By this point I was very underwhelmed. I put down my camera, hopingI wouldn't jinx myself again with bad food. I made a note to complain to my friend next to me, who was trying the sushi (which was actually decent) and told her how underwhelming the appetizers had been. I marched my chopsticks into battle and threw my rice in the curry, and added some requested hot oil (which was hot but not as flavorful). I bent over and picked out one of each item starting with the shrimp. Weak. Then the vegetables, bland. Then loudly sipped the sauce. Just average. And looked up to see that there was no steam rolling up from the plate. I had the curry for 1 minute and it wasn't even hot. The blandness of the ingredients had me asking myself if they just threw the shrimp and veggies in at the last second and microwaved it on high for 30 seconds. It was not a fun night as I finished it and scrapped the last few quarters out of my vacation piggy bank for a meal that was sub par. And that is an overstatement. Footnote: I did notice that the main theme of be place was sushi and trying the different sushi I can say that it was okay. But if your looking for a good variation of Asian cuisine, dine somewhere else. read more

Ordered take out, Monica said 30 minutes. An hour later and the order hasn't even been started yet! But they took my wife's money, didn't bother to tell her that as she waited patiently for 30 minutes! Had I not called she would have sat there for another 30 minutes. We're locals and dined in at Thai Basil once a week. Something similar happened before, we let it slide but this was egregious. Instead of offering us a comp meal they refunded our money and we had to go to Nori Thai, which is much better by the way. We went to Thai basil once a week for the convenience but we will take our business (approximately $6,000 a year) to Nori, wish we knew of this place first worth the extra minute drive! Bravo on losing local customers who keep you in business! Keep it up read more

This restaurant is a huge disappointment as they are using canned sauces and veggies. Our experience a week ago was very shameful. I wanted to try a new Thai place and with the outstanding reviews, I thought it would be a new favorite. We threw away most of the food (Basil sauce pork, clear noodles w/chicken, Pad Kee Mao and green curry) which was a $65 order. All garbage except the white steam rice. If you are looking for real Thai food or edible food that will not make you feel disgusted, please keep looking. I just do not believe that many of the reviews here can be true. But, they worked in getting me to try it out. read more

We had dinner our first night here, having flown in and made our way over from Tampa. It was a decent meal, but a bit bland. We have many marvelous Thai places at home in western Mass, and we expected this to be a bit more exciting. Filled our bellies after a long day of travel, but I wouldn't go out of my way to return... read more

Five star for food!!!!! Two star for service. You get sat and forgotten, waited 15 mins after my food arrived for silverware, waited 15-20 mins to get someone's attention to ask for something you had already ordered 45 mins ago. I've gone there multiple times when in St. Pete Beach, my last experience was the worse. read more

I work down the street from Basil Leaf so we'll order take out from them every now and then. This is a pretty typical Thai restaurant. It's certainly not going to blow you away, but it hits the spot when you have a Thai craving. I've had the pad thai and the curries and both are pretty average. When you take out for lunch they give you an egg roll with your meal. It's a nice little surprise :) And I like how they pack the food in actual plastic containers rather than Styrofoam or tin containers that can get messy and hard to handle. I've only actually eaten inside here once, but it was nice. I'm actually really impressed with the transformation they did to this place (it used to be an Irish pub). They really have given it a lot of character with some classy decor. The service is also pretty average. If you're on the beach and have a serious urge for Thai I'd say give this place a try. (There's also Nori Thai, but I've never been there.) Otherwise, if you can wait another 15 minutes, take a drive downtown and stop at one of the many Thai places there. read more

Ordered for delivery. While tasty, the pad Thai noodles had definitely been sitting a long time and were solidified. I would not order delivery again, but I would visit their store front. I was also Disappointed their was not a shrimp pad Thai option. read more

I use to love this place but my husband and I went here tonight and it was awful. Tom Kah Gai soup tasted sweet and was very red? Usually it has a coconut taste and a little spicy, with just a little red color from the chili paste. Our sushi rice was not cooked all the way, so it was crunchy. The fish had a tangy taste, which is never a good thing when eating raw fish. Also we asked for a side of spicy mayo and it was so thick I couldn't get it to pour from the container. When I tasted it, it tasted nothing like normal spicy mayo it tasted like French dressing or thousand island, so gross. Then let's talk about their Covid protocol and cleaning standards. I constantly watched the guy busing tables use the same yellow rag to wipe off the tables after clearing the dishes but he never used any spay cleaner or disinfectant, even though they were on his bus cart. They sat people at every booth, not six feet apart, luckily my husband and I got a table away from the rows of booths. The guy busing tables was also running food, bringing checks and taking orders and his mask only covered his mouth and he wore one glove & never changed it or sanitized his hands. Also the main sushi chef was not wearing a mask. Not only did we leave with sore bellies but also feeling very uneasy about the Covid health risk we experienced. So disappointing, we use to love coming here for years. Do your self a favor, go to Lemongrass downtown St. Pete. They are amazing and very clean. read more

First time here. Great seaweed salads. Generous with fresh ingredients and awesome taste. Sashimi sampler was good not as awesome. My wife had the scallop sushi with spicey mayo. Very good. We had the weeper roll. Very good, but needed more tempura crunch. Lastly the chicken pad Thai which was over the top. Wonderful sauce and generous ingredients. Chicken was tender and tasty. Good service. We will be back since we moved about a mile away. read more

I must say from the last review I made, this place has went down hill, the rolls are smaller and very fishy. Service is terrible, I had to chase them down for the check and the food is Very disappointing. This use to be one of my favorite place. I have find another sushi place read more

Went with family when we found out under new management! This place is great. Crab Rangoon was great. The spicy roll with jalapeño had just the right amount of heat. Best chicken satay and peanut sauce in St. Pete! read more

Expect the unexpected. I would never expect a Thai place close to the beach to be a good choice, besides, if you're at the beach, you crave for seafood and pinacolada-- but then, I have tried seafood in a nearby place and I wasn't smitten at all--rather disappointed, so upon seeing this place while driving, we decided to stop by and give this a shot. The waiters are shy. Its okay. im not there to make friends, Im there to have Thai food. We ordered Asahi beer, fried calamari, chicken satay for apps, then chicken pad thai and chicken basil leaf for main course, and the fried ice cream for dessert. From the fried calamari, Im not exxagerating but it must be the best calamari I ever had. its sliced small, very light, crispy and served with thai sweet chili sauce. Yum!!! Then my chicken basil meal is just cooked and spiced to the level where I can lick my plate! And Im not done yet!!! the FRIED ICE CREAM, its just heaven!!! So remarkable that the night after, call us freaks and crazy, we went back and ordered same foods plus the fried cheesecake...oh my, this is what you call a vacation!!!! The decor needs a little updating, but will not stop me from remembering and stopping by again if ever I am in the area. I just hope that theyll get busier and stay in business.....A great addition to the area. read more

I've eaten here a number of times and they have great food, seriously delicious. Their prices typically leave me at around 30 bucks per meal which is not ideal, but like I said it is very tastey. Today I ordered delivery for the first time and was not impressed. Took over an hour to come (living .3 miles away) but was still delicious. Did not come with my miso soup which isn't a big deal because it wasn't on the receipt but still disappointing. Food was fresh and a good temperature upon delivery but I would definitely recommend eating in. Great spot, sub par delivery. read more

Basil Leaf - Demolish that delivery - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Best sushi around. Great pad Thai. The owner is involved and the waitresses are great too.

We had dinner here on a Saturday night and it wasn't very busy. We had to wait a little longer for service than I expected. We ordered a sushi appetizer for my husband and some gyoza potstickers for myself and they did not come out at the same time. The meal itself was the Duet which was for two people. It was wonderful. The server did take some reminding to bring the request spicy mayo to the table. read more

This place might have my new favorite sushi roll! I love a basic tuna and avocado roll with a twist and the Weezer Roll was a great option. The quality and serving size of the fish was on-point. Friendly staff and quick wait time. We dined in a few nights ago and I decided to order to go for lunch today. Ready within 5 minutes! read more

Basil Leaf - weezer roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

That was nice! I had the cashew, loved it. Just As I like it. My boyfriend had fried Rice with chicken, also good. The food came fast! Would come back, but I am on holiday. read more

My wife and I love to go to this spot for the great sushi rolls. Tried all the fried rice combinations too and they are awesome as well. Anytime we go to this area we eat here. read more

This is my all time favorite place for sushi! Although, to be fair, I am allergic to sea food, so I have to have chicken in them, or vegetarian. They are always willing to let me create my own sushi, which have always turned out phenomenal. The Tom Yum Gai soup is to die for, I can not get enough! I would definitely recommend this place, every time I have been there, all the people I am with enjoy their meals. read more

Just not good. The sushi tasted old. We were terribly disappointed. Still looking for a good Thai place. We had Pad Thai as well and it was not up to our standards. read more